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Your neighbor's daughter Kelly, who just turned 2, used to yell "doggie" whenever you walked by with your golden retriever. Now when she sees you, she yells "doggie walk!" According to linguists, what type of speech production has Kelley begun to use

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Answer: Telegraphic speech.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram. It involves a two word

combination. For instance, "doggie walk!", "go car" etc using mostly nouns and verbs and omitting auxiliary words.

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